Louisiana rice farmers and a Lake Charles mill are donating more than seven tons of rice to Haiti to assist in relief efforts from last week's massive earthquake.

Miss Constance Erin Guidry, of Lafayette, and Mr. Eric Joseph Benoit, of Egan, La.

The inventor of "Zydecajun" will be passing through Central Louisiana at 9 p.m. Saturday to perform in the Mari Showroom at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville.

New Orleans is famous for its food. We have dishes that are never duplicated properly in other parts of the country, sometimes due to the variation found in basic ingredients, sometimes because we seem to have something unfathomable about our atmosphere that ensures excellent food.

Mark your calendar for Saturday. That's when free tax preparation help will be available to commemorate "Super Tax Day," according to the United Way of Acadiana.

One of the highlights of the annual Washington Mardi Gras is the presentation of the young ladies who have been chosen to reign as queen over the many festivals celebrating Louisiana's history and natural resources.

For the second time in less than four years, a major battle is brewing in South Louisiana over plans for natural gas storage in a salt dome.

Crowley Police are investigating a felony theft, which occurred at Wal-Mart located on Odd Fellows Road in Crowley.

Friday afternoon a silver Honda Accord traveling south on Parkerson Avenue plowed through a cement barricade protecting the Acadia Parish Court House parking lot.

The Louisiana Rice Council and Louisiana Rice Growers Association will hold their joint annual membership meeting Jan.

The strongest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti on Tuesday, collapsing a hospital where people screamed for help and heavily damaging the National Palace, U.N. peacekeeper headquarters and other buildings.

Regan Alexandra Viator and Blaine Anthony Lormand exchanged wedding vows on Saturday January 9, 2010, during a Nuptial Mass held at St.

As with most riding areas or parks, there are rules that have to be in place and followed to protect the park, riders and spectators.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Clemons Henry, 45, 377 Carrington Place, Opelousas, charged with possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of Schedule I drugs, illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a person under age, felon possession of a firearm, ...

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Joseph Hensgens, Sr. of Crowley proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Valerie Elizabeth Hensgens to Matthew Maurice Lyons, both of Crowley.

Farmers getting ready for the 2010 rice growing season can get advice and the latest information at seven meetings being held in January, all featuring experts from the LSU AgCenter.

It was a difficult Christmas for some Acadiana residents as tornadic activity on Thursday - Christmas Eve - took the life of one Lafayette Parish man and took the homes of several Acadia Parish residents.

Separate tornado warning were issued between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for east central and southeastern portions of the city.

Louisiana's first lady, Supriya Jindal, visited Richard Elementary on December 17, awarding two new interactive whiteboard systems to each of the school's first grade classrooms.

A string of tornadoes this morning killed a man in Scott, destroyed a Whiteville church and damaged homes in a Crowley-area subdivision.